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Ludacris joins 'New Year's Eve' cast

Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges has boarded the cast of New Year's Eve.

The rapper-actor will join Halle Berry, Jessica Biel and Sofia Vergara in the follow up to Valentine's Day, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Ludacris will play a New York City policeman who is working with Hilary Swank's character to set up the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.

Director Garry Marshall is helming the ensemble romantic comedy, which will also feature Abigail Breslin, Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jon Bon Jovi and Seth Meyers.

Ludacris's other film credits include Gamer and No Strings Attached.

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I'm glad Ludacris has joined the cast.

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Dwayne Johnson Signs On For 'Snitch'

Dwayne Johnson will star in Snitch, an action thriller directed by Ric Roman Waugh for Exclusive Media Group. Script is by Justin Haythe, with a rewrite by the director. Johnson plays a working class guy who risks everything to save his son, who is falsely imprisoned. It's the latest in a swing that Johnson has made back to hunky action roles. Gordon Gray and David Fanning are producing. He'll next be seen in Fast Five, which Universal releases April 29, followed by the Journey to the Center of the Earth sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. CAA made his deal.

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It's great to see Dwayne doing the action movies again.

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'Magician's Nephew' to be next 'Narnia' film

The Chronicles Of Narnia producer Michael Flaherty has revealed that the next movie in the fantasy series will be The Magician's Nephew.

Flaherty told The Christian Post that he has started discussions with 20th Century Fox and C.S. Lewis's estate about adapting the book for the big screen.

"If we can all agree to move forward, then what we would do is find someone to write the script. So, it could still be a couple of years," Flaherty said.

The Magician's Nephew is the sixth instalment in the seven-book Narnia series, but takes place before the events of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. It centres on children Polly Plummer and Digory Kirke (Professor Kirke in Wardrobe) as they embark on adventures to another world with Digory's sorcerer uncle Andrew.

"I love The Magician's Nephew because it's a great origins story," Flaherty explained. "You get to learn so much about where the wardrobe came from, where the lamppost came from, where Narnia came from."

The producer added that he will target a Christmas release for The Magician's Nephew.

The most recent film in the Narnia series, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, opened last year and grossed more than $400 million (£245m) at the worldwide box office.

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I wonder how many movies they could possibly do.

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Kate Bosworth, Eva Green for 'Total Recall'?

Kate Bosworth and Eva Green are reportedly in the running to take on the two female leads in the reboot of Total Recall.

The actresses would be taking on the parts of Lori and Melinda, played by Sharon Stone and Rachael Ticotin respectively in the original, Deadline reports.

Casting for the role of Lori, who was Douglas Quaid's wife, was said to be between Bosworth and Diane Kruger. However, Kruger has now opted out of reading for the part, the site claims.

Green, Jessica Biel, Paula Patton and Eva Mendes are the names being considered for the role of Melinda.

Colin Farrell will replace Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose character Quaid finds himself forced to travel to Mars after trying out a "virtual" holiday to the red plant.

The film, which is due to arrive in August 2012, will be very different from the original, according to Farrell.

He claimed that the plot will be closer to the original short story by Philip K. Dick.

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kellemanske

it's a seven books series, but they have skipped a few when they did the dawn trader and also when they did Prince Caspian, so I think this one will probably be the last.
Unless there is one with the nephew alone since they wrote off the oldest 2 in Prince Caspian and the youngest 2 in Dawn Trader, it only leaves that one to do another movie on, but that would be stupid since then it has nothing to do with the original ones.

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David O. Russell: 'I want to write Fighter 2

David O. Russell has admitted that he wants to pen the follow-up to the box office smash The Fighter.

The director told MTV News, that the sequel would cover boxer Micky Ward's famed battles with Arturo Gatti.

He said: "I think Micky's story has a lot of heart whichever way you cut it. You'd go towards the Gatti fights and you could go into the history of the family more. I really like the sisters."

Russell, who wrote and helmed all his previous films, including Three Kings, has not revealed whether he will direct the proposed feature.

Mark Wahlberg, who played the lead role, has previously said he would be keen to do The Fighter 2.

Wahlberg has been unsure about the likelihood of a sequel despite the acknowledged scope for more films.

The three Gatti fights took place between 2002 and 2003.

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Megan Fox's 'Passion Play' for theatre release

Megan Fox's new film Passion Play will have a cinematic release, despite suggestions that it would be a straight to video distribution.

Earlier this month, it was claimed that the movie, which also stars Mickey Rourke and Bill Murray, would not be given a theatrical run.

However, Entertainment Weekly reports that a representative from the production has said that the thriller will be shown on limited release in New York City and Los Angeles from May 6, before heading to DVD from May 31.

The film tells the story of an angel-winged circus attraction (Fox), a washed-up jazz musician (Rourke) and their attempts to escape their lives. Its poster depicts the three headline stars and a feather, accompanied with the tagline, "Love is stronger than death".

Passion Play was poorly received on its premiere at Toronto Film Festival last year.

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Damn her movie career is going downhill fast

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Zack Snyder: 'Superman franchise is broken

Zack Snyder has outlined the need to put Superman back on the map with his upcoming movie.

Speaking to Hollywood Outbreak days before the release of his Sucker Punch film, the director said that the "world is out of balance" when a Thor film is garnering more excitement than the Man of Steel.

"I think Superman is broken and needs to be fixed, from a movie stand point," he said. "He is the biggest superhero on the planet - the father of every superhero."

Snyder added that he was undersold on the project before his initial meeting with DC.

His wife and producing partner Deborah Snyder explained: "I said to Zack, 'I don't really know about this. Let's go and see what they have to say... [After the meeting] we both left saying 'Wow! This is great!'"

Snyder also spoke about the film's star Henry Cavill: "I think the thing Henry has other than being a good looking guy... he's a man, which I like.

"He also has this little teeny bit of innocence, a teeny bit of kindness to him which I feel like is important to his character. Just enough where he's not soft, but you could imagine him being kind. I think that's a good quality."

The movie will begin shooting this year under the working title Superman: Man of Steel, and is planned for release in December 2012.

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Bill Nighy cast in 'Wrath Of The Titans

Bill Nighy has joined the cast of Warner Bros' Clash Of The Titans sequel, reports Variety.

The Harry Potter actor will take on the role of fallen god Hephaestus in the follow-up to last year's fantasy epic.

Rumoured stars Toby Kebbell (Argenor) and Rosamund Pike (Andromeda) have also been confirmed for roles in the blockbuster, titled Wrath Of The Titans.

Sam Worthington will reprise his role as Perseus, while returning stars Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Danny Huston will be joined by franchise newcomer Edgar Ramirez (Carlos).

Battle: Los Angeles director Jonathan Liebesman is behind the camera for Wrath Of The Titans, which will film at Shepperton Studios and on location in Surrey, South Wales and Tenerife

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Great casting choice

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Joss Whedon 'helped Hemsworth win Thor role'

Chris Hemsworth has revealed that Joss Whedon helped him land the lead role in Thor.

The Australian actor said that he was struggling to make headway in the casting race for the Marvel hero until his Cabin In The Woods producer Whedon recommended him to Thor helmer Kenneth Branagh.

The Coventry Telegraph quotes Hemsworth as saying: "Joss is fantastic. I worked with him on Cabin In The Woods. He wrote and produced it with director Drew Goddard.

"Right back when I was shooting Cabin In The Woods there was the casting for Thor. The process was ending and he said, 'Why aren't you involved in it?' and I said, "Well I was earlier, but I've been in and out of it - What's going on?' And he said, 'I'll give Ken a call,' and he called Ken Branagh.

"They didn't know each other but knew of each other and Joss said, 'Look, for what it's worth, I've been working with Chris and he's a good bloke'."

The actor added that Whedon's call helped him get "back in there" and secure the part of the Norse god banished to Earth.

Hemsworth and director Whedon will reunite on Marvel's ensemble superhero picture The Avengers, opening in cinemas in May 2012. Thor will debut in the UK on April 27 and the US on May 6.

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Edgar Ramirez to play 'Superman' villain?

Carlos star Edgar Ramirez is the latest actor rumoured to be in contention to star in Zack Snyder's Superman movie.

According to Latino Review, the Venezuelan actor, whose credits include Domino and The Bourne Ultimatum, is "being eyed for a villain role" in the comic book adaptation.

Viggo Mortensen was previously rumoured for the part of Superman's Kryptonian nemesis General Zod, although Snyder has since denied that the Lord of the Rings actor will appear.

Additionally, Rosamund Pike, Diane Kruger and Alice Eve have been linked to the movie's female lead role.

British actor Henry Cavill will fill the role of Superman in the blockbuster, thought to be titled Man of Steel, with Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent) and Diane Lane (Martha Kent) confirmed for supporting parts.

Superman, produced by Christopher Nolan and written by David Goyer, is due out in cinemas in December 2012.

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Twin Peaks' writer to pen Johnny Depp remake

Twin Peaks writer Jerry Stahl has committed to penning Johnny Depp's planned remake of The Thin Man.

Depp is to take on the role of Nick Charles in the film, which will retain the period setting of the first version made in 1934.

It will be based on the famous Dashiell Hammett novel which sees detective couple Nick and Norah investigate a murder in a family of eccentrics.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stahl is now attached to the project.

He has previously written for the comedy series ALF and Twin Peaks.

In October, Depp was reportedly keen on bringing Pirates of the Caribbean 4 director Rob Marshall on board the project.

The 1934 film of the same name spawned six more movies and a television series.

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Katherine Heigl's 'Money' delayed to 2012

Katherine Heigl's film One for the Money has been delayed for release until January 2012.

The actress will take on the lead role in the adaptation of the bestselling novel by Janet Evanovich about a lingerie buyer forced to become a bounty hunter after she loses her job.

Makers Lionsgate were initially planning to release the film in July this year, Deadline reports.

No official reason has been given for holding back the project.

Variety reported in January that Reese Witherspoon was attached to the adaptation several years ago, before Heigl expressed an interest in reviving it.

Heigl is said to be replacing Halle Berry in a romantic comedy about a caterer, which also stars Jon Bon Jovi.

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It might only be me but this sounds like quite a good movie.

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'Bourne Legacy' Update: Who'll Test?

The young male Role To Die For at the moment is the lead in The Bourne Legacy, the Bourne Identity spinoff film that will be directed for Universal by Tony Gilroy. The field is narrowing, and I'm told that the following are set so far to test: Joel Edgerton (The Thing), Dominic Cooper (The Devil's Double), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) and Luke Evans (The Amateur American).

There could be another name or two (Logan Marshall-Green comes up as speculation), but that's who'll test first week of April. Now the choice could always come from an actor who doesn't test. Among the established names in the mix has been Shia LaBeouf (will not test, per insiders) and Battleship's Taylor Kitsch (has met with Gilroy and is a possibility). I don't think the studio feels this needs a big star. It's hard to find a better branded movie, and while it's not Matt Damon starring, Gilroy's writing work has provided the spine for the original series. That gives this some franchise cred.

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It might only be me but none of those actors sound good enough

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Michael Shannon for 'Superman' villain?

Boardwalk Empire star Michael Shannon is in the running to play the villain in Zack Snyder's Superman movie, Deadline reports.

Following the casting of Henry Cavill as the titular hero and Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Jonathan and Martha Kent, Warner Bros is now focused on securing an actor to face off against the Man of Steel.

Shannon, Oscar-nominated for his turn in Revolutionary Road, has appeared in The Runaways, Jonah Hex and Vanilla Sky.

Viggo Mortensen was previously rumoured for the part of Superman's Kryptonian nemesis General Zod, although Snyder has since denied that the Lord of the Rings actor will appear.

Yesterday reports emerged linking Carlos actor Edgar Ramirez to the unnamed villain role.

Superman is scheduled to open in cinemas in December 2012.

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Nicolas Cage, John Travolta for film reunion?

Nicolas Cage and John Travolta are in talks to appear in two films together.

The projects would mark a reunion for the stars of the 1997 John Woo action film Face/Off.

According to Vulture, both actors are circling roles in independent thriller Shrapnel, which follows a former Bosnian soldier who seeks vengeance on an American who wounded him.

The second project is an adaptation of the thriller novel Sea Trial by Frank De Felitta.

Cage recently signed to reprise the lead role in a sequel to the comic book movie Ghost Rider. The actor said that the follow-up would be more supernatural than its predecessor.

Travolta is said to be in talks to play John Gotti Jr in an upcoming biopic of the infamous mob boss.

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Juno Temple lands 'Dark Knight Rises' role

Juno Temple has officially signed up for a role in The Dark Knight Rises.

The actress, who is about to start filming Three Musketeers has joined cast members Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Christian Bale, Variety reports.

It is unknown which role the St Trinian's star will be playing in the third part of Christopher Nolan's Batman series.

The site reported last week that Temple could be playing a "street smart Gotham girl", with Latino Review speculating that she could play either Catwoman's sidekick or a daughter of a local villain.

Temple, 21, is the daughter of The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle director Julien Temple.

She made her debut in Pandaemonium, a period film directed by her father.

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Mila Kunis confirmed for new 'Oz' film

Mila Kunis will appear in the forthcoming film Oz: The Great and the Powerful, it has been announced.

Variety reports that Black Swan actress Kunis will star alongside James Franco, who was confirmed for the title role in February. The pair have previously worked together on Date Night.

The new film is intended as a prequel to the original 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, which was based on a book by L. Frank Baum. Kunis will play the role of Theodora, the youngest of the three witches.

It is not yet known who will play the other witches, Glinda and Evanora, although names suggested include Olivia Wilde, Amy Adams, Kate Beckinsale, Keira Knightley and Rebecca Hall.

The film will be directed by Sam Raimi, with a script by David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole) and production from Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland). Filming for Oz: The Great and the Powerful is due to start in July.

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I'm not on board with Katheryn Heigl but the books are absolutely WONDERFUL!!!   I read them, my 81 yr old grandfather reads them, they are great.  I highly recommend them.  The movie will be very interesting if it stays true to the book.

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Saoirse Ronan in talks for 'Snow White'

The Lovely Bones actress Saoirse Ronan is believed to be in talks to star in Tarsem Singh's upcoming adult adaptation of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.

According to Deadline, the young Irish actress is said to be 'in discussions" for a leading role in The Brothers Grimm: Snow White, which is due to begin production later this year.

If cast, Ronan will join Armie Hammer, best known for playing the Winklevoss twins in last year's The Social Network, as well as the previously-announced Julie Roberts as the Evil Queen.

Ronan rose to fame following her Academy Award-nominated performance in Atonement in 2007, and more recently received critical acclaim for her starring role in Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones.

Earlier today, it was reported that Viggo Mortensen had dropped out of negotiations to play the male lead in Rupert Sanders's rival film Snow White And The Huntsman.

The Brothers Grimm: Snow White is scheduled for release on June 29, 2012.

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